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• Heat wave moving into the Houston area - KHOU.com

  18-06-2019 23:52 via khou.com
  Heat wave moving into the Houston area  KHOU.comHOUSTON — The official start of summer isn't until Friday, but Mother Nature doesn't want to wait to bring in the summertime heat. The next heat wave is ...
  
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• Marine Corps veteran rearrested in 2016 murder of Houston boy, 11 - Fox News

  18-06-2019 23:42 via foxnews.com
  Marine Corps veteran rearrested in 2016 murder of Houston boy, 11  Fox NewsA Marine Corps veteran has been rearrested and indicted in the 2016 killing of an 11-year-old Houston boy who was stabbed as he walked home from school, ...
  
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• Here's proof: Houston summers are getting hotter - KPRC Click2Houston

  18-06-2019 22:04 via click2houston.com
  Here's proof: Houston summers are getting hotter  KPRC Click2HoustonHOUSTON - As the heat turns this week and feels-like temperatures reach triple digits, the extreme numbers shouldn't take anyone who has lived in the Bayou ...
  
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• Prosecutor: Double amputee's shooting of father near Houston gym was random - Chron

  18-06-2019 21:38 via chron.com
  Prosecutor: Double amputee's shooting of father near Houston gym was random  ChronA double amputee accused of shooting a father outside a Midtown gym reportedly didn't know the man before he initiated what appeared to be a random attack, ...
  
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• Houston, Harris County seek waiver of bedroom limit on rebuilt Harvey homes - Houston Chronicle

  18-06-2019 20:47 via houstonchronicle.com
  Houston, Harris County seek waiver of bedroom limit on rebuilt Harvey homes  Houston Chronicle Houston and Harris County have requested a waiver that would exempt them from a Texas General Land Office guideline restricting the number of bedrooms in ...
  
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• Drug that sent HCSO deputies to hospital tests positive for fentanyl

  18-06-2019 20:28 via chron.com
  The deputies were released at 3 a.m. the morning after they were hospitalized, authorities said.
  
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• ‘No DNA test could ever link me to him,’ accused killer of Josue Flores claims

  18-06-2019 20:20 via chron.com
  In a 10-minute YouTube rant uploaded in late May, the man accused of stabbing 11-year-old Josue Flores nearly 20 times proclaimed his innocence as detectives built a case against him.
  
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• 'Cockroaches and Bulls': The Best and Worst Texas state legislators in 2019, per Texas Monthly

  18-06-2019 19:59 via chron.com
  Now that the 86th Texas Legislature has concluded and Gov. Greg Abbott's veto deadline has passed, see who made Texas Monthly's 2019 list of the best and worst legislators in the state.
  
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• Long-anticipated post office redevelopment in downtown Houston moves forward - Houston Business Journal

  18-06-2019 19:35 via bizjournals.com
  Long-anticipated post office redevelopment in downtown Houston moves forward  Houston Business JournalAlmost four years after purchasing downtown Houston's former Barbara Jordan Post Office, Lovett Commercial is finally ready to unveil formal plans for it.
  
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• After fascist threat to Houston mosque, Texas Muslims call for increased security - Religion News Service

  18-06-2019 19:28 via religionnews.com
  After fascist threat to Houston mosque, Texas Muslims call for increased security  Religion News Service(RNS) — Last week, a user on the online forum 4chan said he had stopped in a Subway restaurant for his last meal. Then, the user said, he would drive himself ...
  
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• Harris County DA: Andre Jackson indicted in murder of 11-year-old Josue Flores

  18-06-2019 19:00 via chron.com
  Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced that a murder indictment has been handed down against Andre Jackson in the 2016 murder of 11-year-old Josue Flores.
  
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• Man arrested in fatal stabbing over $5 at Houston bus stop

  18-06-2019 18:42 via chron.com
  Stevenson Antron Thomas was arrested late Monday and is in the Harris County Jail, according to court documents with the Harris County District Clerk.
  
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• Man arrested in fatal stabbing at Houston bus stop

  18-06-2019 18:42 via chron.com
  Stevenson Antron Thomas was arrested late Monday and is in the Harris County Jail, according to court documents with the Harris County District Clerk.
  
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• Prosecutor: Double amputee's shooting of father near Houston gym was random

  18-06-2019 17:53 via chron.com
  Joey Harper has previously been convicted of stalking and robbery in Houston, as well as other misdemeanor crimes.
  
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• Houston Texans: ESPN makes a not so bold prediction about a roster cut - House of Houston

  18-06-2019 17:52 via houseofhouston.com
  Houston Texans: ESPN makes a not so bold prediction about a roster cut  House of HoustonThe Houston Texans will begin training camp in about a month and then the roster cuts will ensue. ESPN made a not so bold prediction. What's going on?
  
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• Taco truck owner’s alleged killer latest of 35 charged with murder in Houston

  18-06-2019 17:39 via chron.com
  Houston police homicide detectives have arrested or charged 35 people on murder or capital murder charges so far in 2019, records show.
  
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• Texas family pleads guilty to illegal Masters Tournament ticket scheme

  18-06-2019 17:18 via chron.com
  A Texas family pleaded guilty in Georgia to scamming tickets for the Masters Tournament, then selling them for profit, federal authorities announced.
  
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• Working minimum wage in Houston? You need to work 112 hours to afford a 2BR apartment.

  18-06-2019 17:00 via chron.com
  Renters in Houston need to make $21.23 per hour to pay fair market value.
  
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• Houston's best 16 sushi spots for International Sushi Day - Chron

  18-06-2019 16:51 via chron.com
  Houston's best 16 sushi spots for International Sushi Day  Chron"The best sushi in Houston" -- those are fighting words. Of the many restaurant genres, sushi stirs up more heated debates than most. And with so many options ...
  
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• Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms rock parts of North and Central Texas

  18-06-2019 16:37 via chron.com
  The NWS warned potential storms could continue through the middle portion of this week in North Texas, mostly during the evening and overnight hours.
  
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• Houston police officer OK after cruiser collides with sedan in west Houston

  18-06-2019 16:36 via chron.com
  A Houston police officer escaped serious injury after colliding with a sedan in west Houston early Tuesday morning.
  
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• River Oaks restaurant rewards Houston teen who fed homeless with steak dinner - KTRK-TV

  18-06-2019 16:27 via abc13.com
  River Oaks restaurant rewards Houston teen who fed homeless with steak dinner  KTRK-TVHOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- While thousands of teens celebrated their graduation with their friends and family, one teen decided she wanted to make a ...
  
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• Driverless Cars Will Soon Deliver Domino’s Pizza in Houston - Eater Houston

  18-06-2019 16:00 via houston.eater.com
  Driverless Cars Will Soon Deliver Domino’s Pizza in Houston  Eater HoustonDiners will soon be able to get their Domino's Pizza without tipping a pizza guy.
  
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• Bowie knives, Airport gun crimes, domestic violence among 58 bills vetoed by Gov. Abbott

  18-06-2019 16:00 via chron.com
  The 86th Texas Legislature passed a number of bills that did not become law in 2019. Learn about which bills Texas Gov. Greg Abbott decided to veto before the end of the state's deadline last Sunday.
  
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• The best-kept secrets and hidden gems of Houston-area suburbs - Chron.com

  18-06-2019 15:35 via chron.com
  The best-kept secrets and hidden gems of Houston-area suburbs  Chron.comDrive just a few miles out of Houston and you'll stumble upon some undiscovered treasures tucked away in towns like Conroe, Pearland and Pasadena.
  
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• The best-kept secrets and hidden gems of Houston-area suburbs

  18-06-2019 15:35 via chron.com
  Drive just a few miles down the road from Houston--and you'll stumble upon some undiscovered treasures tucked away the 'burbs' of Conroe, The Woodlands, and Pasadena.
  
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• HCSO clears homeless camp under I-10 overpass in east Harris County

  18-06-2019 15:09 via chron.com
  Mattresses, sleeping bags and trash littered the area.
  
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• Body found on street in Fifth Ward believed to be a homicide

  18-06-2019 14:11 via chron.com
  Police said there was trauma to the body when they found it.
  
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• Judge dismisses Buzbee billboard suit against Turner, Clear Channel

  18-06-2019 14:05 via chron.com
  In the suit, Buzbee claimed the advertising company had conspired with the mayor to support his re-election bid by putting him on the city’s AlertHouston ad campaign.
  
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• Chemical leak reported at a manufacturing facility in NW Houston

  18-06-2019 13:48 via chron.com
  The leak produced a large vapor cloud in the air, but authorities said it is no danger to the public.
  
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• 8-year-old girl 'conscious but non-responsive' after crash in NW Harris County

  18-06-2019 13:23 via chron.com
  She was one of three people in a car stopped at a red light.
  
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• Federal elder fraud strike force in Houston targets international telemarketers who prey on seniors

  18-06-2019 12:55 via chron.com
  Six Justice Department districts around the country will focus on elder fraud
  
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• Trump vows mass immigration arrests, removals of 'millions of illegal aliens' starting next week

  18-06-2019 12:00 via chron.com
  President Donald Trump said in a tweet Monday night that U.S. immigration agents are planning to make mass arrests starting "next week," an apparent reference to a plan in preparation for months that aims to round up thousands of migrant parents and children in a blitz operation across major U.S. cities.
  "Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States," Trump wrote, referring to U.S. Immigration and Custom
  
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• Firefighters respond to gray vapor rising above facility in northwest Houston - KHOU.com

  18-06-2019 11:58 via khou.com
  Firefighters respond to gray vapor rising above facility in northwest Houston  KHOU.comHOUSTON — Fire officials say a white/gray vapor rising over a building in northwest Houston is actually a by-product of fish oil. Houston firefighters responded ...
  
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• Why Have Home Buyers Been Focusing on Alvin, Angleton and Rosharon? - Houston Press

  18-06-2019 11:00 via houstonpress.com
  Why Have Home Buyers Been Focusing on Alvin, Angleton and Rosharon?  Houston PressImagine our surprise when, of the top most viewed homes on HAR.com over the past week, almost half of the interested buyers are looking at properties in ...
  
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• Customers scramble during armed robbery at Houston deli - KPRC Click2Houston

  18-06-2019 04:48 via click2houston.com
  Customers scramble during armed robbery at Houston deli  KPRC Click2HoustonHOUSTON - A security guard strolling into a restaurant should ease concerns rather than raise them. Until employees realize the man in the security jacket is ...
  
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• Houston police arrest 47 on felony DWI charges in May

  18-06-2019 04:00 via chron.com
  One man was charged with intoxication manslaughter.
  
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• Biden says he can beat Trump in South Carolina, Georgia, Texas

  18-06-2019 02:00 via chron.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Democratic front-runner Joe Biden said Monday he plans to campaign during the general election and win in South Carolina, Georgia and Texas, states that have consistently supported Republicans for about four decades.
  “We plan on campaigning in the South. I plan on — if I’m your nominee — winning Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina. And I believe we can win Texas and Florida, if you look at the polling data now,” the former vice president said at t
  
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• Man shot in front of young daughter outside Midtown gym

  18-06-2019 01:19 via chron.com
  A masked man in a wheelchair is accused of a Father's Day shooting that critically wounded a 39-year-old from behind as he was putting his daughter into backseat of his car, police said.
  
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• 7 questions about the unexplained tourist deaths in the Dominican Republic

  18-06-2019 01:04 via chron.com
  The news out of the Dominican Republic just keeps getting stranger. Following a slew of American tourist deaths in resorts throughout the country, the questions began piling up. Here's what we know about the recent deaths - and what we still don't know.
  
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• Houston’s Masaru Takiguchi, a master of stone and wood, is leaving the city he loves - Houston Chronicle

  18-06-2019 00:51 via houstonchronicle.com
  Houston’s Masaru Takiguchi, a master of stone and wood, is leaving the city he loves  Houston Chronicle Masaru Takiguchi, a quiet but constant presence in Houston for 51 years, is returning reluctantly to his native Japan because he has advanced Parkinson's ...
  
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• Houston's Candytopia offers influencers an Instagram pay-day - KTRK-TV

  18-06-2019 00:27 via abc13.com
  Houston's Candytopia offers influencers an Instagram pay-day  KTRK-TVHOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston's newest Instagram pop-up is bringing in up to 2,100 people every day, and some of them are cashing in on the social ...
  
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